Ivan J. Miestchovich, Ph.D., CEcD

Max Derbes III Professorship in Real Estate

Background

Ivan J. Miestchovich, Ph.D.,CEcD, is the Max Derbes III Professor in Real Estate. Dr. Miestchovich is also an Associate
Professor of Finance and Director of the Institute for Economic Development and Real
Estate Research. He is author of the Institute’s annual Real Estate Market Analysis
of Metropolitan New Orleans and the Northshore Region as well as numerous research
reports focused on specific real estate and economic development projects. Dr. Miestchovich
serves on the Board of Directors of the Bank of New Orleans and the St. Tammany Economic
Development Foundation as well as on the Advisory Board of the Capital One Community
Renewal Fund. In addition to his undergraduate and graduate teaching responsibilities,
he has also served as a consultant to the Louisiana Real Estate Commission and recently
authored two modules of an online post-licensing course on finance and commercial
property.